I've really been enjoying lifestyle newborn sessions like this. It's not about the latest prop or the coolest blanket or headband. It's about a family just being a family and pulling in elements of their current circumstances into the images so they can always remember these early, fleeting days.

I heard this song for the first time the other day and I couldn't help but to think of my own life, my kiddos when they grow up, and all of the families I've gotten to work with over the years. I'm not one for sappy country songs, but this one got me...and then became the soundtrack while I edited this session...

When she first walked into the studio, I had to do a double take. "You are indeed pregnant, right?" because she was the tiniest little thing I'd ever seen. Thank goodness for this wrap shirt to help show off that adorable little bump.

The 1st 1/4 of the day.

....what a room full of women and an adorable baby sounds like? Actually, a lot like a baby shower. If I had a dollar for every "oooooohh" and "awwwwww" this little man solicited from his watchful crowd, well, let's just say I'd be sitting pretty.

Thankful to have been introduced to yet another amazing group of photographer ladies today at our workshop and I'm very much looking forward to spending tomorrow shooting for and with them!